New Menu Items…what do you think?

We are neck deep in re-working the menu for next year to include some customer requests and accomodate for our new kitchen facilities and are looking to bounce a few menu items off some folks to see what they think…I suppose we’ll do this a few times to see what folks think about additions to the menu.  SO, here are a few for you:

• Pulled Pork Chili with Pinto Beans and Black Eyed Peas
• Fresh Hush Puppies
• Garden Fresh Salads and Fresh Fruit Trays
• BBQ Spaghetti

WELL..that oughta’ get you thinking!  I would personally welcome any feedback, thoughts, suggestions, personal experiences, etc. that you might have about these items!  Just cause they’re here doesn’t mean that they’ll wind up on our menu, but they are concepts that have made it past the smoker so-to-speak!

Thanks in advance for your input!

Fall has arrived!!!

SO much for keeping the Blog even remotely up to date!  I cannot believe that the Summer has officially passed yet again without a vacation…not a complaint mind you, but merely an observation.  Fall has arrived and we are keeping the fires burning…literally.  Lots of catering to do yet this year as we are planning a complete overhaul of our menu for 2010 to include some GREAT additions and changes based on our observations and customer input!  We are also in the final stages of putting together the Business Plan and more importantly, the financing package to open a walk up location on the West Shore that would be open 4 days a week from Thursday through Sunday.  Our menu would include all of our specialties, but would also incorporate some of the Pit Boss’s specials based on what’s fresh that week!  From authentic seafood gumbo to some of the best hush puppies you’ll ever git…we’ll have lots to tempt your taste buds!

As you might imagine…feeding all of our Fall customers, planning a new menu and starting a walk-up addition to our catering business is keeping us more than a bit busy!  Not to mention the new additions to the family (photo below)!  I’ll do my best to keep you apprised of our progress here and in the mean time…if you know anyone in the banking business or who’d like to have a stake in BBQ catering business…call me!!!  – jak

Little Bit and Little Cross

Post Labor Day Update

I know…I should have posted an update sooner…Hoover’s passing was a blah note to leave it all on and we were REALLY lucky to have a chance to spend any time with a dog like him…he got me through A LOT of stress for a few years immediately preceeding my current BBQ lifestyle!  SO…in his honor we have brewed up a special ‘Organic’ batch of “Groovie Hoovie’s 7 Pepper Hab Sauce” made with our own organic Habenero, Jalapeno, Hot Banana, Cayenne, Cow Tongue, Cow Horn and Pablano peppers!  We have a VERY limited number of bottles left…10 or less to be exact…and we are offering them for $25 (5oz. bottle) with all proceeds going to a Hoover memorial in next year’s garden!  (He LOVED to eat…particularly carrots!  So I am thinking a carrot patch!)

Things remain busy here and I am personally quite thankful for that!  I truly appreciate everyone’s business and hope that we have exceeded all our client’s expectations!  We have quite a bit on our plates and are in the process of re-working and expanding our menu.  In addition, we are actively looking to add walk-up service at least 4 days a week at some point in the next 6 months…depending on many details!  I’ll keep you posted on our progress!  Finally, we are booking events into 2010 and currently offering a reduced booking fee of 25% on any 2010 event to our online readers…so it’s a good way to lock in at 2009 prices and save 5% on your booking at the same time!

Stay tuned for upcoming news about competitions, appearences and our new menu!